Renewable energy consumption in Reunion
Reunion: Renewable energy consumption was 17.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Reunion, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Reunion stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Reunion peaked at 37.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2001.
Reunion ranks 112th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 8.8% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More reference data data for Reunion
- Milk production 26,146 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.37 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 12,962 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 28,665 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 5.16 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 251,000 hectares (2023)
- Global number of reported disasters by size 0 events (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Reunion?
- Renewable energy consumption in Reunion was 17.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2001.
- How does Reunion rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Reunion ranks 112th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption